Season Six
The Impostors Theatre Company is exhilarated to welcome you to Season 6 of our pursuit of storytelling. Without you, our stalwart accomplice, this new medley of tales would fail to launch, depriving our audiences, collaborators, and artists at the crossroads of all stages of life a chance to revel in them.
The best couplets tend to oppose one another: Fact/Fiction. Love/Hate. Past/Present. Fantasy/Reality. The intimate relationship between high contrasts will capture attention throughout our sixth cycle of tales. Much like contrasting shades on the color wheel are deemed ‘complementary,’ the themes inhabiting this next season exist in sharp and close proximity.
From exploring how stories can shape a physical setting and vice versa–and how that setting is impacted when the stories begin to fade in their telling–to reinvigorating a staple page in the theatre lexicon through song and a shift in focus, to examining the space fringing the main action of an event, this season’s productions will give all a chance to lose themselves within the contrasts and find themselves in the narratives.
Surpassing our five-year milestone gives us a rare opportunity to stand in two places at once–one foot planted in the present, the other pointing forward. We invite you to venture into the duality alongside The Impostors this season.
Sincerely,
Pilot Island & Her Keepers
By Kayla Belec
November 8-23, 2024
7:30pm Thurs-Sat | 3pm Sun
Deep in the heart of the Great Lakes, where Lake Michigan waters intersect with Green Bay, a lighthouse stands watch over the narrow, treacherous passage known to those in her reach as Porte des Morts, or Death’s Door. Hailed as a haven by some and posed as a prison by others, Pilot Island hosts a number of faithful and reluctant keepers alike. As the only checkpoint standing between a ship’s safe passage and an unknown alternative, the island and its light play a vital role in the lives of both the passersby beholden to its reaches, and its inhabitants–saviors to those whose brush with death is close and indelible. ... Learn More
Helena & Hermia in The Enamored Odyssey
By Dominick Alesia
March 28-April 12, 2025
7:30pm Thurs-Sat | 3pm Sun
In Harken’s Hold, England, a Duke prepares for his grand wedding to the future Duchess. Local law states a daughter must obey her father’s every command, and that does not sit well with Hermia, whose father insists that she give her hand in marriage to a man she does not love. In defiance, Hermia sets off with the one she truly loves into the neighboring Far Forest, intending to marry him outside of their region’s jurisdiction. She swears her dearest friend Helena to secrecy along the way. Helena in turn galvanizes her own bruised heart, for she loves the man Hermia is evading... Learn More
Footholds Vol. 6
By the Community
June 6-21, 2025
7:30pm Thurs-Sat | 3pm Sun
In its sixth installment, Footholds continues the collaborative journey between The Impostors Theatre Co. and local artists.
Footholds is an anthology series written by playwrights from across the Chicagoland community. Ensemble members conceived the idea in reaction to one of the most frustrating and intimidating villains an artist can face: a blank page. A blank canvas allows for infinite possibilities, but this can sometimes act as a hindrance. With no definitive starting point, it can be difficult to realize a final product.... Learn More
Footholds is an anthology series written by playwrights from across the Chicagoland community. Ensemble members conceived the idea in reaction to one of the most frustrating and intimidating villains an artist can face: a blank page. A blank canvas allows for infinite possibilities, but this can sometimes act as a hindrance. With no definitive starting point, it can be difficult to realize a final product.... Learn More
